My Trailer Hitch Receiver, and.....kayak carrier |
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My Trailer Hitch Receiver, and.....kayak carrier |
Joe Owensby |
Mar 30 2010, 10:14 PM
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JoeO Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 7-January 06 From: Spartanburg, SC Member No.: 5,385 Region Association: South East States |
Here are some photos of my trailer hitch, along with some of my kayak carrier. My hobby is whitewater kayaking in the NC and Tn mountains. With this setup, I can enjoy the drive to the rivers as well as the time spent on the rivers. I made a 1 1/4" tubular hitch receiverfor a trailer hitch. This can hold a trailer ball, a bike rack, or the rig I show to hold up the back of the kayaks. The reciever is supported on the rear by the two bars that I bent up to hug the rear of the car, and go beneath the bumper. These are shown in the photo. The inside of the tube is welded to a 2" by 1/2" inch bar that I heated and bent to follow the underside of the trunk up to the point below the center trunk reinforcement, where I have it bolted through the trunk floor. I cut a notch in the sheet metal heat shield for the muffler to allow this bar to hug the trunk floor. This bar then easily clears a stock muffler, tranny, etc. I notched out the back valence to clear the receiver tube. For the front kayak support, I made two aluminum receiver blocks that bolt into the existing tapped holes under the roll bar. These blocks have a notch cut into them that accepts a 3/4 inch square tubular element which is held in place by a simple quick lock 1/4 inch pin. I leave the blocks on all the time. The pins are pulled to allow the crossbar to be simply removed. Works great, carrying up to two kayaks. I was curious to see if the wind from trucks, etc. would cause any problems when I was going down the road at 70 or so. But, no problems. JoeO |
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